KallMeKris Opens Up About Her OCD, Anorexia, and Depression

Thank you so much for having me on the podcast! Really appreciate you creating such a safe and knowledgeable space to talk about such important & difficult topics ❤ Hope everyone enjoys the discussion!

I'm American and it took FIVE YEARS to get approved for an MRI. Because I was too young to have back problems according to insurance. FINALLY, after getting flagged for drug seeking because I literally couldn't walk for the 4th time that month, I was approved. The surgeon was so amazed I was still working let alone walking from the size of the disk rupture pushing on my spinal cord. He ended up doing it free because of all I went through from this.

It’s really horrible that people don’t believe eating disorders unless you are a certain weight. I know people who on a scale would be a “healthy weight” but they were destroying themselves. They weren’t expressing a load of symptoms like loss of periods but they were ill. I’m glad you talked about this. It’s important. I never fully understood that anorexia and other EDs could be non-image related. Thank you.

People laugh when i say I have disordered eating issues Thinking I'm joking, because I'm large. Therapy and lots of self work has gotten me better, but overeating and compulsive eating is a disorder as well Kris is so brave and inspiring and I absolutely love her ❤️

He has a very wholesome approach to medicine. The way he talks, the questions he is asking, his compassion. We definitely need more doctors like him in the system 🙏

I’m struggling with my mental health and when I hear Kris talking about her issues it makes me feel like I’m not alone

As a person diagnosed clinically depressed, with general anxiety, a panic disorder, and OCD...I appreciate how relatable Kris has always been. ❤❤❤ I have a genuine place in my heart for her, always.

I also have OCD and can relate with the issues. It's really hard to maintain things when you have OCD, especially when you have many things to work on. Im always stressed. The worst part of having OCD is the panic attacks. If you have OCD, know that your not alone.

I think this might just be the interview that gives me the courage to talk to my doctor about my binge eating disorder. Thanks for being so open about all this, Kris.

32:03 - when she said that you have to "prove yourself to doctors" .... I felt that. I know that doctors have to read in between the lines for some patients but, I feel this way EVERYTIME I step into a a doctors office. (I never feel like my reasoning, my hurt body, my existence is enough).

As a Canadian, healthcare coverage depends on the province as well as your occupation and the coverage they offer. You do pay for healthcare services (not directly, but through taxes), unless its something like an ambulance trip, cast, etc.

Going into ED rehab tomorrow and grateful for this video💞

Eating disorders are always so misunderstood. It took my family about 7 years to understand it wasn't about my looks. They still don't fully get it but they're trying. And with the disciplinarian stuff I completely relate to. My family life turned to hell when people first discovered my Ed and it made everything so much worse. I'm still so stuck in this. Every time someone speaks up and reveals the truth about eating disorders, it makes life just a little easier for everyone else suffering. Thank you Kris for your bravery and honesty. We all love you and I really hope those awful thoughts leave you alone one day because you really deserve happiness and a life free of anorexias screaming.

I'm glad she had family members who cared about her enough to recognize, learn, and help her. She's such a wonderful person.

Learning about anorexia has helped me learn more about myself, as well. As someone without an eating disorder, I never could understand the motivations behind starving oneself. But as I researched and listened to this interview, I learned that it isn't about image (In most cases) and in understanding the "health" motivations, the perspective of people with OCD tendencies, and histories with self harm, it's definitely easier to understand and support the people in my life who need it.

I am 14 now and have struggled with anorexia cents I was about 7/8 and in the last two or three years I have been in and out of hospitals and residential treatments and I have always felt like people on the internet were perfect and when I watch you I realized that everyone has their own problems and everyone is perfectly imperfect and I love it you and kris are very inspirational for me so thank y’all for giving me a reason to help myself and remember it does get better so thank you ❤️

Gratitude is oozing from every pore to both Kris and Dr. Mike. So much good stuff here. ✨

As a loyal fan of Kris, I think her audience will be there if she'd decide to take a break! She has become iconic in so many ways, nobody gon forget about her 💗💗

Its really hard to open up about mental health and kris did a really great job talking about it. this video is helping me realize that it is okay not to be okay and that you should have the right to talk to someone when you need help. I have close people tell me what they think i might have whether it be adhd or anxiety or depression and i just gave up trying to get help.

As a psychologist here in Spain I am happy you talked about these issues. I’d like to remark one thing: if you have depression or an ED, you can be 99,99% sure that the reason you have it is because of supressed negative emotions like sadness and anger. Normaly from traumatic situations you have gone through in you childhood and adolescence. I don’t know the whole case of Kris, but the fact she was hit by wooden spoons and all of that is super traumatic and could be the reason for a depression later in you life. Of course each case can be different but from what I experience in my daily practice and online sessions is just this… Search for a psychologist that treats emotions and trauma. Good luck❤️ and you are never alone